Tokyo Governor's Cup Open Data Hackathon 2026 Final Stage
Online stream of the final round: 24 teams, chosen from 486 entries, pitch open-data projects for the Governor's Cup and 7 other awards.
- When
- Sat, October 17, 2026 · 13:00–18:00 JST
- Where
- Online
- Organizer
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Language
- JA
- Source
- Peatix
Summary
The Final Stage of the Tokyo Governor's Cup Open Data Hackathon 2026, organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, streamed online via YouTube. The hackathon is part of Tokyo's effort to publish government data so that civic tech groups and private companies can build new services that improve residents' quality of life.
From 486 proposals, 24 advanced past the First Stage. On the day, those 24 teams present in three blocks of eight. After all presentations, viewers vote, and eight awards are decided, including the top Governor's Cup and an Audience Award, followed by an award ceremony.
Judges include Vice Governor Manabu Miyasaka and GovTech Tokyo CTO Masahiro Ihara. Real-time captions are provided through the UD Talk app.
About the community
An annual open data hackathon run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, drawing civic tech practitioners, engineers and companies who use public-sector data to tackle social issues. It runs in two stages, and the final stage is a public event where viewers can also vote.
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